Regular and irregular forces in conflict: nineteenth century insurgencies in South America

ABSTRACT

In the decades following independence from Spain, ‘civil wars’ ravaged the newly established polities in South America. Former vice-regal capitals inherited a larger portion of the colonial administration and had larger economic resources and a hegemonic project they were able to have permanent and professional armed forces, capable of leading the offensive and giving battle following the European rules of military art. The central hypothesis of this work is that there is a necessary relationship between the shape of these asymmetrical conflicts, their outcome and the political territorial configuration of each country in post-revolutionary Spanish America. When permanent armies took over from local militias, the capital kept the integrity of its territories and there was a tendency towards political centralization. When this did not happen and the militias managed to find a way to defeat their centralizing enemies, the local powers had an opportunity to renegotiate their participation in the political body, and sought to maintain their independence, which was manifest in federal agreements, otherwise a process of territorial fragmentation began. More than a difference between regular and irregular forces there was one between intermittent, and permanent mobilization.     

How pressure for change challenge military organizational characteristics

This article elaborates on how structural, normative and functional pressures for change may challenge military organizational characteristics. We problematize theoretically and exemplify empirically what consequences these pressures can have on military organizational characteristics, arguing that they constitute major challenges for managing in particular normative pressures for change. The empirical examples suggest that bureaucratic, hierarchical, narcissistic and greedy traits of the organization are challenged by normative pressures such as value changes and normalization. Another source of challenge is professionalization processes. Structural challenges, on the other hand, are managed by the organization and do not seem to inhibit the workings of organizational characteristics. The plausibility probe conducted questions the sustainability of military organizational characteristics in their traditional disguise, in particular due to legitimacy concerns. It is suggested that future research should be directed towards analyzing how military organizations manage pressure for change and whether their characteristics are questioned.     

关于ADC法评估C~4ISR系统效能中的可靠性

针对运用ADC法评估防空C4ISR系统效能中,可靠性是影响系统效能的重要因素,对C4ISR系统的可靠性进行研究,重点分析了软件及通信网可靠性的估算公式,并在此基础上建立可用性A和可信性D数学模型.最后,通过实例分析证明了可靠性对系统效能评估的重要影响.     

发射空对空导弹时目标进入角的确定

提出了一种确定目标进入角的原理和方法,这种原理和方法具有较高的计算精度和实时性,易于工程实现,可用于机载火力控制系统完成空对空导弹允许发射区计算.     

空空导弹三维实时动态数字仿真

主要论述了某型空空导弹实现３维实时动态数字仿真的思路和方法,首先建立３维空战模型,然后通过一定的计算方法和编程技巧实现了数字仿真的实时性。在数字仿真实时性的基础上,实现了导弹攻击目标过程的３维动态图形显示。     

空空导弹导引头角预定精度研究

空空导弹导引头角预定是重要的导弹发射控制参数,其有效的计算精度分析,是导弹可靠截获和跟踪目标的重要保证。基于前置追踪攻击原理,给出了空空导弹导引头角预定的计算模型,建立了机载雷达误差对导引头角预定精度影响的误差分析仿真结构,并对仿真计算结果进行了讨论。     

电子战仿真系统中防空武器作战效能研究

介绍了电子战仿真系统总体结构,研究了空中拦截、地对空导弹及高炮等模块的作战效能模型,并用Ｍｏｎｔｅ Ｃａｒｌｏ 试验方法分析了系统的电子对抗作战效能     

沙漠之狐军事行动特点及其思考

通过沙漠之狐行动过程综述,总结了此次军事行动呈现的特点。加强战区导弹攻防对抗深入研究,高度重视防御体系建设已成为当务之急。     

防空武器系统总体效能的灰色层次评价模型

以某型防空导弹为例,首先建立防空武器系统总体效能评价指标,并采用效用函数法进行指标量化。在此基础上,采用AHP法和Dephi法确定权重系数,采用灰色方法计算综合评估值,从而建立一种综合灰色系统理论、AHP法和ADC法三者优点的灰色层次评价模型。最后对该型防空导弹进行仿真分析。结果证明,灰色层次评价法较AHP法和ADC法具有更大的合理性。     

基于Monte Carlo法的地空导弹火力分配优化问题研究

在确定地空导弹对目标的可射击系数、火力重叠修正系数和转火矛盾修正系数的基础上,结合Monte Carlo法的基本原理,介绍了解决地空导弹火力分配优化问题的一般步骤。运用计算机模拟技术,通过算例,证明了该方法的可行性,为有效解决地空导弹火力分配优化问题提供了一种较为科学的方法。